Hey folks! We have an anonymous release today of a very early Punch-Out prototype! There's a lot to see in it (but not hear); check out the @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social video here!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T5A...
Link: archive.org/download/3ds...
We've released a v3.1 update to our 3DS EmuNAND kit to address some technical issues.
If you've had technical issues when using the kit, please try running this new update.
Also, please note that the EmuNAND only works on real hardware. There is currently no way to play prototype titles on an emulator.
The full release with NAND dumps is now available here: archive.org/details/more...
Please use the EmuNAND Setup Kit linked earlier in the thread if you want to play these titles. This link is just for archival purposes.
More screenshots:
@akfamilyhome.com and @jamesmoney.bsky.social livestreamed this lot earlier if you'd like to see gameplay of the prototypes.
www.youtube.com/live/MDdX0b-...
Try it out here: archive.org/details/3ds-...
A link to the full release with NAND dumps will be going up later today. The Internet Archive is very slow to upload to, so we apologize for the wait.
Proto Challenge presents...
A lot of Nintendo 3DS system software prototypes + a very early prototype of Kid Icarus Uprising!
This release has been a long time coming, and we're happy to finally have it all working on retail hardware for anyone to try.
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The stream is starting soon. 👀
Friendly reminder: this is about 12 hours away. 👀
In partnership with @protochallenge.bsky.social, I'm happy to showcase some new 3DS system software prototypes in a livestream on April 4th, 11:45 AM Eastern / 8:45 AM Pacific. Joining as co-commentator will be @jamesmoney.bsky.social! Hope to see you there!
youtube.com/live/MDdX0b-...
Thanks for 100 followers! We'll have an exciting announcement coming tomorrow. 😱
The dump we originally received appeared to have been modified. The header checksum didn't match. We received another ROM that matched the header checksum, which led us to believe that the ROM we initially received had been modified somehow. There are only 4 bytes different in total.
You may recall we announced that a live stream showcasing new prototypes would be happening sometime in March. We've delayed this stream to April 4th at 3:15 PM UTC.
More details will be announced in the coming days.
We've uploaded gameplay to our YouTube channel! (subscribe for more cool stuff in the future 👀)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-cc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7S3...
This is a prototype of the unreleased Game Boy Color version of 40 Winks! This build has 6 playable levels and 2 playable characters (Ruff and Tumble). It seems to have been from very far along in the game's development.
archive.org/details/40-w...
Today, we bring you a prototype of Mario's Picross for the Game Boy! Dated January 23rd, 1995, this build comes a few months before release and contains different puzzles, a different Super Game Boy title screen, and other graphical differences.
archive.org/details/mari...
Today marks 15 years since the 3DS released. To celebrate, we'd like to announce that in March, we'll host Proto Direct: a live stream showcasing newly found game prototypes for 3DS and other systems too! We'll announce an exact date/time at a later date.
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